Sigrid Edson

Scripts

Everything Is Funny

by Sigrid Edson

Synopsis

Everything Is Funny is about a young woman who seeks refuge from an abusive relationship in the house of her estranged best friend, only to find herself haunted by the memory of her ex.

Everything Is Funny is about a young woman who seeks refuge from an abusive relationship in the house of her estranged best friend, only to find herself haunted by the memory of her ex.

Lil Bit Drives away with Knifed Tires

by Sigrid Edson

Synopsis

Lil Bit Drives away with Knifed Tires asks how justice functions in a world where the lines between victim, perpetrator, and bystander are blurred. After a hookup, Lily offers Beth a ride home, only to discover that three of her car’s tires have been knifed. Lily convinces Beth to stay and teach her how to change a tire, but the lesson is cut short when Lily confesses that the tires were slashed by her ex, whom...

Lil Bit Drives away with Knifed Tires asks how justice functions in a world where the lines between victim, perpetrator, and bystander are blurred. After a hookup, Lily offers Beth a ride home, only to discover that three of her car’s tires have been knifed. Lily convinces Beth to stay and teach her how to change a tire, but the lesson is cut short when Lily confesses that the tires were slashed by her ex, whom she abused and assaulted. Beth is left to decide whether to keep helping the perpetrator or to let her drive away in an unsafe vehicle, endangering everyone around her.

untitled annoying sad theater teens, or This Is Supposed to Feel Good

by Sigrid Edson

Synopsis

untitled annoying sad theater teens tells the story of three young adults and the pivotal nights of their late teens and early twenties. In four encounters — the slow walk home after a high school cast party, the moments of fresh air on the balcony of a crowded brownstone, the long wait for rescue when locked out of a friend’s apartment, and the pilgrimage made to pay homage to the sacred places of childhood —...

untitled annoying sad theater teens tells the story of three young adults and the pivotal nights of their late teens and early twenties. In four encounters — the slow walk home after a high school cast party, the moments of fresh air on the balcony of a crowded brownstone, the long wait for rescue when locked out of a friend’s apartment, and the pilgrimage made to pay homage to the sacred places of childhood — we see their first experiences with the promise and the pain of trying to connect deeply with others with no guidebook for how to do so.

Raina's Spirit Leaves Her Body

by Sigrid Edson

Synopsis

Raina's Spirit Leaves Her Body takes the audience on a journey through the dreamscape of Raina, who must re-live painful and pivotal moments with her first love in order to come to terms with their separation.

Raina's Spirit Leaves Her Body takes the audience on a journey through the dreamscape of Raina, who must re-live painful and pivotal moments with her first love in order to come to terms with their separation.